Jim Root and EMG pickups are organizing contest in which the lucky winner will get several thousands of dollars worth of equipment, including Jim`s Fender Telecaster Signature guitar.
Probably the biggest contest this summer has just rolled into town and proved itself to be the real spotlight grabber and show stopper. EMG Pickups and Slipknot`s Jim Root have joined forces to organize this contest in which one lucky winner with get a set of Jim`s equipment worth around $4,000. Besides the grand prize, two runer ups will get a set of EMG 81 and 60 pickups with their own choce of finish. The first prize, besides Jim Root Telecaster includes Jim Root Terror head, Jim Root 2x12 cabinet, MRX Carbon Copy Delay, MXR Micro Chorus, Dunlop Hendrix Octavio, Dunlop Rotovibe, Dunlop Hendrix Cry Baby, Tortex TIII picks and Dunlop guitar strings. Everyone from around the world can enter the competition by first liking the Fender, EMG, Orange and Dunlop pages on Facebook. Another interesting rule says that if a participant shares his or her application on their Facebook profile, for every two friends which enter the contest through that particular link, the poster of the link will get another extra application and bigger chance to win. Check the contest on EMG Pickups official fan page on Facebook.
Fender Jim Root Telecaster is a model from the Artist series and it comes with a recognizable single cutaway body made of mahogany. Black and White color options are available and both are finished in satin lacquer. Hardtail bridge features string-through-body construction and black paint. EMG81/60 pickups combo is controlled with just a master volume and three-position blade switch. Bolted maple neck has modern C contour and it`s topped with either an ebony or maple fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets. 25-1/2" scale, 1.65" synthetic bone nut and 12" radius comprise the set of basic measures of this Telecaster. The MSRP of this model is set at $1,469.99. For more info check Jim Root Telecaster detail page on our site or on Fender official web page.
